ruby red grapefruit tree
If you love the vibrant taste and colour of ruby red grapefruit, the Grapefruit 'Star Ruby' is an outstanding choice for New Zealand home gardens and orchards. This ruby red grapefruit tree is prized for its exceptionally sweet, deep red, seedless fruit and handsome evergreen foliage. Whether you’re a citrus enthusiast or looking to grow your own vitamin-rich breakfast fruit, 'Star Ruby' rewards growers with glossy leaves, fragrant blossoms, and heavy crops that ripen through late winter into spring. This variety thrives in sheltered, sunny spots and is well-suited to containers, smaller gardens, or orchard rows.
Grapefruit 'Star Ruby'
Grapefruit 'Star Ruby' is a variety of grapefruit that produces good yields of medium-sized, golden coloured fruit that are mostly seedless. The flesh is red, juicy, and has a pleasant flavour. The fruit ripens from winter to spring and is often used as a breakfast fruit, for juicing, or in marmalade. It grows densely with glossy, dark green foliage, reaching about 3 m in height and the same width. Grapefruit 'Star Ruby' is commonly grown for fruit production, but also makes a lovely addition to a mixed planting and can be maintained in a large container.
- Suited to regions:
Subtropical, Temperate - Plant type:
Citrus - Height:
3.00 m - Spread:
3.00 m - Flowering time:
Summer - Garden uses:
Containers, Pool areas, Screening - Garden styles:
Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern
